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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wallace (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wallace. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wallace is located in Shoshone County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

Below are the counties that are near Wallace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace:

  • Shoshone County     (The home county of Wallace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Silverton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <2>
    • Frisco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Osburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbon Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
      • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Burke ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Mullan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
      • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <2>
    • Wardner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Murray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
    • Kellogg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <2>
    • Smelterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sweeney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
      • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Cataldo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Canyon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
    • Rose Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
      • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
  • Mineral County (MT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • East Portal ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
      • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
    • Saltese
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Haugan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • De Borgia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
      • De Borgia is located in Mineral County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <2>
  • Sanders County (MT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.
    • Thompson Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Falls
      • Thompson Falls is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Falls <2>
    • Trout Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
      • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallace, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wallace ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wallace. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wallace and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wallace.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Wallace.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wallace:

Cemeteries Near Wallace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.

  • Miners Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miners Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miners Union Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Dominion Peak Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dominion Peak Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominion Peak Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420831 <5>
  • Shoshone Memorial Gardens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens
  • Saltese Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saltese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saltese Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314870 <5>
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mission Cemetery
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • De Borgia Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Fraternal Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Fraternal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraternal Cemetery
    • Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • VFW Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the VFW Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VFW Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wallace had a population of 878 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wallace had a population of 778 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace, with the one closest to Wallace listed first.

  • Frisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
  • Osburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
  • Mullan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
    • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <2>
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Shoshone County
  • Wardner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Murray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
  • Eagle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Shoshone County
  • Kellogg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <2>
  • Borax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
    • Borax is located in Mineral County (MT)
  • Enaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
    • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Saltese
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cataldo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • De Borgia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Borgia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Borgia
      • De Borgia is located in Mineral County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Borgia <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wallace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4732, Longitude: -115.9269    
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wallace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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